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It’s interesting to note that the boxes I’ve handled were of simple cardboard construction, but were then covered with the colored paper that has a somewhat “pebbled” texture to it. It had to have been more expensive to use a plain box with that extra step of production necessary to glue that colored and textured paper over every surface of the box, except most of the interior! I’ve not yet resolved that puzzling feature.

Brownie in original factory box.

VARIATION #1

The information stamped into the right side of the barrel cluster on these earliest guns is shown in the photo at left. In italicized type it reads: PAT. APPL’D.FOR. There are no spaces between the abbreviated words.

The location of the serial numbers on this variation may be found in five different locations: 1) under the right grip, on the edge of the gripstrap, down at bottom; 2) with gun open, on right side of the barrel cluster, down near the hinge; 3) with gun open, look up under the little “ears” on the front of the barrel latch lever which lies along the top of the gun; 4) & 5) on back of both metal side plates on receiver section of the gun. Some of the earlier guns also had the serial number written in pencil on the back of the wooden grips. We estimate this model was produced from 1919 until mid-1923 and that there were probably between 10,000 and 11,000 produced.